📋 Tender Overview
Project Status: Active
Source of Funding / Amount: Loan 4110-ino: higher education for technology and innovation project
Ordinary capital resources: US$ 79.47 million
The proposed project will support the governments human capital development agenda by strengthening the capacity of two public universities the institut teknologi sepuluh nopember (its) in east java province and universitas lampung (unila) in lampung province to provide cutting edge higher education and high-quality research two key drivers of technology development and innovation. It will provide world-class academic facilities and innovation centers, and will strengthen faculty, staff, and student capacity to teach, research, and innovate. It will support the construction of a teaching hospital to boost capacity to develop high-quality health personnel and provide quality medical services to respond to increased demand for health services, including those triggered by the coronavirus disease (covid-19) pandemic. The project will provide new research facilities and grants to stimulate commercialization of new products and foster collaboration between universities and industry.
The project is aligned with the following impact: human capital enhanced to improve competitiveness and productivity. The project will have the following outcome: quality and relevance of targeted heis improved. Output 1: cutting edge education and research in priority sectors delivered by institut teknologi sepuluh nopember. This output aims to improve the teaching and learning quality and research capacity of its in the following four specialized areas: (i) creative industry (including product, graphic, digital, and interior design; fashion crafts; packaging; and architecture); (ii) maritime technology (designing ships/vessels); (iii) automotive (electric vehicles); and (iv) advanced information and communication technology and robotics. The project will construct innovation centers for each of these four specialized areas, with state-of-the-art equipment to support effective teaching and learning and advanced research and innovation. These innovation centers will be located within the existing its science techno park and will contribute to, and complement, itss ongoing coe initiatives. The project will also construct an academic building fully equipped with classrooms and laboratories and a cultural and language center which will enhance itss international recognition. Output 1 will boost key disciplines and thematic knowledge and pedagogical skills, including new teaching and learning strategies, and improve research and innovation skills of its academic and technical staff, through (i) technical and management training programs, both national and international; and (ii) engaging its staff and students in one or more new programs on applied research and entrepreneurship, start-up innovation, training, and certification in the four specialized areas. The output will also (i) provide research and
